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Dangote Cement’s commitment to climate change yields dividend

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"5IZf3jj6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Cement’s commitment to environmental disclosures and sustainability is yielding the desired results with Carbon Disclosure Project &lpar;CDP&rpar; raising its rating from C to B- even as it proposes a dividend of N20 per share for the year ended December 31&comma;2021&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"6elnXstF" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The CDP is an international non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom which runs the global disclosure system for investors&comma; companies&comma; cities&comma; states and regions to manage their environmental impacts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>CDP explained that it raised the rating as a result of the Company’s commitment to climate change&period; The upgrade clearly illustrates the progress made by Dangote Cement regarding commitment to transparency and mitigating its carbon dioxide footprint&period; This is one of the highest ratings in Sub-Saharan Africa and the only Nigeria company rated by CDP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement Plc&comma; Michel Puchercos&comma; in his response to the development said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are pleased to be recognised for the progress that we are making in our environmental disclosures and sustainability&period; The CDP rating upgrade clearly illustrates the steps that Dangote Cement is taking in its commitment to transparency on climate and environmental issues&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"M1unYVJw" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the cement company is focused on making a positive difference&comma; which is &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;why sustainability is at the core of every part of our business&period; In addition&comma; our Alternative Fuel Project is at an advanced stage which aims to leverage waste management solutions&comma; reduce CO2 emissions&comma; and source material locally&period; This year&comma; we co-processed 89&comma;000 tons of waste representing a 60&percnt; increase over 2020&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;02&sol;28&sol;2023ganduje-kwankwaso-held-secret-night-meetings&sol;">2023&colon;Ganduje&comma; Kwankwaso Held Secret Night Meetings<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He added that Dangote Cement is focused on sound governance&comma; saying&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;we are leading the way with our commitment to sustainability and best practices&period;  We are driven by the goal of achieving the highest level of governance and building a sustainable brand for all stakeholders&period;  Transparency and consistency are at the core of every part our business culture”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In its financials for full year ended December 31&comma; 2021&comma; Group sales volume for Dangote Cement stood at 29&period;3Mt&comma; with Nigeria accounting for 18&period;61Mt while operations in other countries did 10&period;86Mt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Group revenue was N1&comma;383&period;6 billion for the full year&comma; made up of N993&period;34 billion from Nigeria while revenue from across African plants was N397&period;32 billion&comma; in contrast to the group revenue of N1&comma;034&period;20 billion in 2020 which constituted of N719&period;95 billion from Nigeria and N318&period;68 billion from other African operations&period; Dangote Cement recorded a gross profit of N538&period;37 billion and after-tax profit of N364&period;44 billion&period; The directors have proposed a dividend of ₦20&period;00 per share&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Cement became the first Nigerian listed company to report its financial results using XBRL format with the IFRS taxonomy&period; Adopting XBRL reporting format will strongly benefit Dangote Cement’s existing and potential investors&period; It represents another step in continuing efforts to modernize and enhance transparency of&comma; and access to&comma; companies’ disclosures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Cement Plc is sub-Saharan Africa’s largest cement producer with an installed capacity of 45&period;6Mta across 10 African countries and operates a fully integrated &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;quarry-to-customer” business with activities covering manufacturing&comma; sales&comma; and distribution of cement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Cement has a long-term credit rating of AA&plus; by GCR and Aa2&period;ng by Moody’s due to its market leading position&comma; significant operational scale and strong financial profile evidenced by the company’s robust operating and net profit margins relative to regional and global peers&comma; adequate working capital&comma; satisfactory cash flow and low leverage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dangote Cement is a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited&comma; a diversified and fully integrated conglomerate as well as a leading brand across Africa in businesses such as cement&comma; sugar&comma; salt&comma; beverages&comma; and real estate&comma; with new multi-billion-dollar projects underway in the oil and gas&comma; petrochemical&comma; fertiliser and agricultural sectors<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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